Abused Men in Scotland
Nightingale Medics are very pleased to announce that we have a partnership with Abused Men in Scotland, who are based in Edinburgh.
AMIS was founded in 2010 due to an apparent lack of dialogue and service provision relating to men affected by domestic abuse. On 11th May 2010 AMIS became an unincorporated association registered as a charity. They began to run a national helpline from their then base in Dunfermline, addressing the gap in service provision by making specialist support available across Scotland. On 26th April 2012 AMIS became a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO). Up until this point the organisation was run entirely by the goodwill of volunteers.
In 2012/2013 AMIS became an employer thanks to funding from the Tudor Trust and the Scottish Government’s Equality Unit, employing staff to manage the helpline and work with mainstream services to improve responses to men affected by domestic abuse.
A further grant from the Big Lottery Fund (Becoming a Survivor) in 2014 increased their helpline capacity and allowed AMIS to launch the Male Domestic Abuse Support Service (MDASS) in partnership with Rowan Alba Ltd. This allowed them to provide a dedicated one-to-one support service in Edinburgh.
AMIS works with men who are experiencing domestic abuse (a pattern of controlling behaviour, including physical, emotional, financial and sexual abuse). They do not tell their clients what they should do, they respect what they want to do. Their support is tailored to the experiences of each client and risk/safety is a primary consideration.
Amis will support any man over the age of 16, regardless of sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion, transgender history or gender identity. This includes any person who identifies or expresses their gender as non-binary.
AMIS was founded in 2010 due to an apparent lack of dialogue and service provision relating to men affected by domestic abuse. On 11th May 2010 AMIS became an unincorporated association registered as a charity. They began to run a national helpline from their then base in Dunfermline, addressing the gap in service provision by making specialist support available across Scotland. On 26th April 2012 AMIS became a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO). Up until this point the organisation was run entirely by the goodwill of volunteers.
In 2012/2013 AMIS became an employer thanks to funding from the Tudor Trust and the Scottish Government’s Equality Unit, employing staff to manage the helpline and work with mainstream services to improve responses to men affected by domestic abuse.
A further grant from the Big Lottery Fund (Becoming a Survivor) in 2014 increased their helpline capacity and allowed AMIS to launch the Male Domestic Abuse Support Service (MDASS) in partnership with Rowan Alba Ltd. This allowed them to provide a dedicated one-to-one support service in Edinburgh.
AMIS works with men who are experiencing domestic abuse (a pattern of controlling behaviour, including physical, emotional, financial and sexual abuse). They do not tell their clients what they should do, they respect what they want to do. Their support is tailored to the experiences of each client and risk/safety is a primary consideration.
Amis will support any man over the age of 16, regardless of sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion, transgender history or gender identity. This includes any person who identifies or expresses their gender as non-binary.
AMIS has seven charitable objectives:
1. To support men who are experiencing or who have experienced domestic abuse and also to offer advice to those concerned about the position of such men and their children.
2. To work with any man over 16 concerned about domestic abuse, regardless of sexuality, transgender status or history, age, dis/ability, religion, race, nationality or ethnic origin.
3. To advance education by distributing educational information relating to; undertaking training and research in; and raising public awareness of domestic abuse experienced by men and their children.
4. To promote full recognition for male victims of domestic abuse and their affected children.
5. To promote specialist services to help relieve the isolation, distress and hardship faced by male victims and enable men and their children to recover from domestic abuse.
6. To advance the equality, safety, dignity, and health (both physical and mental) of male victims of domestic abuse.
7. To promote early intervention and prevention of domestic abuse
Domestic Violence Helpline
Our Domestic violence helpline for men is open Monday to Friday 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. Whether you want to take the first steps to dealing with an abusive relationship or just want to someone to talk to, give us a call today on
0808 800 0024
www.abusedmeninscotland.org